Answer: Sam Allardyce
Despite a difficult 2013-14 season, Sam Allardyce received the backing of the owners in the summer and continue into the new season as manager. He was appointed manager in the summer of 2011, after they finished last in the FA Premier League and were relegated to the Football League Championship (replacing Avram Grant).
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: Davor Suker
Suker won the golden boot in the World Cup of 1998. He never found this form for the Hammers though.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: Billie
Wembley Stadium was designed to hold 127,000 spectators but it is estimated that as many as 250,000 had entered the ground by the time the game was due to kick off. Mounted police were asked to get the spectators off the pitch and Billie, ridden by PC George Storey, became famous as the most visible of the horses in the newsreel film of the event. Oddly enough, Billie was not actually a white horse, but grey, merely appearing white on the newsreel. Bolton Wanderers won the final 2-0.
From Quiz: West Ham: A Cup History
Answer: 1982
He was born in Beckton, East London, on the 7th October, 1982.
From Quiz: West Ham United
Answer: 1895
Whilst the club was formed in 1895, they didn't turn professional until 5 years later, in 1900.
From Quiz: West Ham United FC History
Answer: Syd King
He managed the club from 1900 to 1934.
From Quiz: West Ham
Answer: Thames Iron Works
West Ham United were known as Thames Ironworks previously, because it was the place where most of the lads, who made up a football team which was to become West Ham United, worked.
From Quiz: The Hammers
Answer: Teddy Sheringham
With West Ham fans disappointed with the style of football in the previous season, (it was rumoured that) the owners demanded that Allardyce appoint an Attacking Coach to make the team more effective going forward. Teddy Sheringham, who played for West Ham towards the end of his career, was appointed to the role.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: Marco Boogers
Boogers was sent off for this foul. That was all the West Ham fans saw of him.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: Gillingham
West Ham won the original tie on penalties after a 2-2 draw, but lost the replayed match 3-1.
From Quiz: West Ham: A Cup History
Answer: Thames Ironworks
It wasn't until the turn of the 20th century, when Thames Ironworks became West Ham United.
From Quiz: West Ham United FC History
Answer: 1900
The start of a new century, the start of a new West Ham. Thames Iron Works FC (formed 1895) went professional in 1898.
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Answer: Enner Valencia
West Ham signed Enner Valencia from Pachuca on a five year contract.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: The Academy of Football
Ron Greenwood coached West Ham between 1961 and 1974, although the emphasis on a more cerebral approach to the game had been introduced by his predecessor, Ted Fenton. Under Greenwood's management, a number of young players were developed by the club including Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Harry Redknapp, Ronnie Boyce, and Trevor Brooking. The 'Academy' tag has stuck ever since, and many leading players such as Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Glen Johnson, and Michael Carrick began their careers at West Ham.
From Quiz: Nailing the Hammers
Answer: Paolo Futre
He was seen a year later playing for Atletico Madrid.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: 4
The 2006 final against Liverpool was the first time West Ham had appeared in an all-top flight final. In the previous 4, West Ham had twice been outside the top flight (1923 and 1980) and for the other two their opponents were from outsidethe top flight (Preston North End in 1964 and Fulham in 1975).
1923 Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United 2-0
1964 West Ham United v Preston North End 3-2
1975 West Ham United v Fulham 2-0
1980 West Ham United v Arsenal 1-0
2006 Liverpool v West Ham United 3-3 aet (3-1 on penalties)
From Quiz: West Ham: A Cup History
Answer: 42
Not that I'm bitter or anything, but if they hadn't lost 1-0 to Bolton, it could have been a different story.
From Quiz: West Ham United
Answer: Memorial Recreation Ground
The club played at the Memorial Recreation Ground from 1985, until moving into Upton Park in 1904, which is also known as the Boleyn Ground. Ham Lane doesn't exist, and Stamford Bridge is the ground that Chelsea moved into in 1904.
From Quiz: West Ham United FC History
Answer: 3-2 to West Ham
Tony Cottee scored West Ham's first, Ray Stewart got the second from the penalty spot and the third was a brilliant diving header by Cottee.
From Quiz: West Ham
Answer: The White Horse Final
It was known as The White Horse Final, because there were so many people there that a lone policeman on a white horse had to try to calm fans down. West Ham lost 0-2 to Bolton Wanderers sadly.
From Quiz: The Hammers
Answer: Mark Noble
Noble missed a penalty with the score at 0-0. It proved very costly as Tottenham's Eric Dier scored in the last minute, meaning that West Ham lost their opening match 1-0.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: Black footballers
There had been black players in earlier times. Plymouth's Jack Leslie was called up for England in the 1920s until the selectors realised his colour, but Best played at a time when black players were first appearing in significant numbers. Sadly, they had to face up to a considerable amount of racist abuse both off and on the pitch.
Best played 186 games for West Ham and scored 47 goals. He played internationally for Bermuda, having made his debut at the tender age of 15. His goal to game ratio was remarkable, scoring 131 goals in just 135 games.
From Quiz: Nailing the Hammers
Answer: Florin Raducioiu
Raducioiu was one of the best strikers at the World Cup in 1994. He wasn't for West Ham.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: Syd King
Syd Kind was West Ham's manager for an incredible 30 years, between 1902-32. Paynter took the reigns from 1932-50, followed by Fenton (1950-61), and Ron Greenwood was manager between 1961-74. West Ham only had 8 managers during the 20th century, which is very rare for a football club.
From Quiz: West Ham United FC History
Answer: 1965
Between 1964 and 1966, West Ham and England captain Bobby Moore lifted 3 trophies. The FA Cup, the European Cup-Winners Cup, and most famous of them all, the World Cup for England.
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Answer: Crystal Palace
West Ham won the game 3-1, thanks to goals from Mauro Zarate, Stewart Downing and Carlton Cole. Marouane Chamakh scored the consolation for Crystal Palace.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: Jeroen Boere
His red card on his debut was amusing as he did a foul and was about to be booked, but before the referee could brandish the yellow, Boere did another one and thus was shown two yellows.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: TSV 1860 Munich
Desribed by UEFA as "one of the best" finals, West Ham beat 1860 Munich 2-0 with both goals scored by winger Alan Sealey. In doing so, West Ham became only the second English club, after Tottenham Hotspur in 1963, to win a European trophy.
From Quiz: West Ham: A Cup History
Answer: Tottenham Hotspur
The final score was 2-2, which left West Ham 20th in the league and Spurs 4th.
From Quiz: West Ham United
Answer: Lou Macari
Macari lasted only 7 months as manager from July 1989 to February 1990.
From Quiz: West Ham
Answer: Preston North End
They were know as Preston North End, because their ground is at the north end of Preston.
From Quiz: The Hammers
Answer: Alex Song
Song had signed for West Ham on loan shortly before the 31st August transfer deadline.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: 1980 against Arsenal
At the time, Paul Allen was the youngest player to play in a Wembley FA Cup final (i.e. since 1923). He was 17 years and 256 days old. A worldwide TV audience watched as Young tripped Allen when the youngster was clean through on goal. Thankfully, this did not have a bearing on the overall result which West Ham won by 1-0. The incident did though, play a significant part in persuading soccer's lawmakers to punish such fouls with a sending off (red card) rather than a booking (yellow card). West Ham's 1975 triumph was also noteworthy in being achieved with a team made up entirely of English players.
From Quiz: Nailing the Hammers
Answer: Samassi Abou
The fans used to shout "ABOU" that was at first taken that the crowd was booing him. It wasn't long before they were.
From Quiz: West Ham Flops
Answer: Bury
West Ham won the two-legged second round tie 12-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg 2-1 at Gigg Lane. True to form, West Ham then went out and bought Bury's centre back, Paul Hilton. Prior to this win West Ham's record victory was an 8-0 win over Rotherham United in Division Two in 1958, a score that was matched by an 8-0 win against Sunderland in Division One in 1968. Their previous record Cup victory had been an 8-1 win against Chesterfield in the FA Cup in 1914.
From Quiz: West Ham: A Cup History
Answer: Czech Republic
He was sent off on his debut against Middlesborough, and then two games later against Blackburn.
From Quiz: West Ham United
Answer: Sunderland
The game took place on 19th October, 1968. The Hammers finished in 8th place out of 22 teams in this season, with 44 points from 42 games.
From Quiz: West Ham United FC History
Answer: Tony Cottee
In the 2000-01 season, Cottee played for Leicester City (Premiership), Norwich City (Division 1), Barnet (Division 3) and Millwall (Division 2).
From Quiz: West Ham
Answer: 3-1
West Ham scored twice in the first ten minutes to establish a lead, before Liverpool fought back to make the game 2-1. West Ham finally ensured victory late on, thanks to a goal from Morgan Amalfitano.
From Quiz: West Ham United 2014-15
Answer: The Terminator
Anyone that saw Dicks play will understand precisely why the nickname was so appropriate for a powerful, no-nonsense defender. He was also a thunderous striker of free kicks and penalties. It came as a great surprise when in 1993, he was signed by Liverpool as his style of play seemed at odds with the then reputation of the club. A season later however, normal service was resumed when he rejoined West Ham having made just 24 appearances for Liverpool.
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